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Capote

2005 • R • 1h 54m • Crime, Drama • Sony Pictures Classics

In New York City, he was the ultimate insider. But out here, he was on the outside, looking in.

🍅 89% 82% MC 88 LB 3.70 IMDb 7.3

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$325K
Limited · 12 theaters
Domestic Total
$28.8M
Final
Worldwide Total
$49.9M
$21.2M international
Domestic Legs12.6x
Budget$7.0M
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Cast & Crew

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Bennett Miller Bennett Miller Director Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman Starring Catherine Keener Catherine Keener Starring Clifton Collins Jr. Clifton Collins Jr. Starring Chris Cooper Chris Cooper Starring Bruce Greenwood Bruce Greenwood Starring
ScreenplayDan Futterman Based on the book byGerald Clarke Produced byCaroline Baron, William Vince, Michael Ohoven CinematographyAdam Kimmel Music byMychael Danna StudioSony Pictures Classics
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 30-Oct 2 23 $324.9K — 12 $27,071 $324.9K
2 Oct 7-9 23 $395.7K +21.8% 24 $16,489 $887.5K
3 Oct 14-16 22 $363.9K −8.0% 30 $12,129 $1.4M
4 Oct 21-23 20 $614.5K +68.9% 52 $11,818 $2.2M
5 Oct 28-30 16 $1.1M +78.5% 165 $6,648 $3.5M
6 Nov 4-6 17 $1.0M −7.6% 183 $5,541 $4.9M
7 Nov 11-13 15 $1.2M +17.4% 264 $4,508 $6.5M
8 Nov 18-20 15 $846.5K −28.9% 317 $2,670 $7.7M
9 Nov 25-27 17 $917.3K +8.4% 261 $3,515 $9.0M
10 Dec 2-4 18 $547.6K −40.3% 247 $2,217 $9.8M
11 Dec 9-11 21 $337.6K −38.3% 207 $1,631 $10.4M
12 Dec 16-18 18 $301.5K −10.7% 193 $1,562 $10.8M
13 Dec 23-25 22 $175.3K −41.9% 151 $1,161 $11.1M
14 Dec 30-Jan 1 22 $397.6K +126.8% 151 $2,633 $11.9M
15 Jan 6-8 24 $330.5K −16.9% 129 $2,562 $12.6M
16 Jan 13-15 25 $417.2K +26.2% 130 $3,209 $13.2M
17 Jan 20-22 23 $867.6K +107.9% 348 $2,493 $14.3M
18 Jan 27-29 24 $695.4K −19.8% 325 $2,140 $15.3M
19 Feb 3-5 13 $2.3M +229.4% 1,239 $1,849 $18.0M
20 Feb 10-12 16 $1.3M −44.7% 930 $1,362 $20.1M
21 Feb 17-19 18 $1.1M −9.5% 559 $2,052 $21.8M
22 Feb 24-26 15 $1.1M −7.0% 475 $2,246 $23.4M
23 Mar 3-5 14 $1.6M +48.6% 744 $2,131 $25.5M
24 Mar 10-12 17 $1.0M −34.4% 689 $1,510 $27.1M
25 Mar 17-19 22 $418.8K −59.8% 368 $1,138 $27.9M
26 Mar 24-26 34 $180.1K −57.0% 220 $819 $28.2M
27 Mar 31-Apr 2 49 $56.8K −68.5% 87 $653 $28.3M
28 Apr 7-9 53 $35.1K −38.3% 38 $923 $28.4M
29 Apr 14-16 78 $14.4K −59.1% 21 $684 $28.4M
30 Apr 21-23 81 $7.4K −48.3% 13 $571 $28.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $547.6K
$324.9K
$395.7K
$363.9K
$614.5K
$1.1M
$1.0M
$1.2M
$846.5K
$917.3K
$547.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −40.3%
+21.8%
W1→2
−8.0%
W2→3
+68.9%
W3→4
+78.5%
W4→5
−7.6%
W5→6
+17.4%
W6→7
−28.9%
W7→8
+8.4%
W8→9
−40.3%
W9→10
Steepest −40.3%Biggest gain +78.5%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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